Jim N

That is funny. I mentioned to my wife that I did not think they would let anyone in the band with short hair. And with the way they swung it around, their necks had to feel it.

My wife and I saw a Trans Siberian Orchestra concert over the weekend. Wow, what a show. First time seeing this group; although, we have several of their CD's. Have seen Manheim Steamroller a few times before. Nothing like seeing a good Christmas concert to set the mood for the season.

Looks great. Very well done!

It's a Chevy SS. This is the body they ran before the Camaro.

Very nice. I certainly would not want to cross paths with that.

The gist of the video as I interpreted it is that the end consumer of an item should have the right to have the item repaired by the technician of his or her choice, or if the consumer is mechanically inclined, he or she can do it him or herself. If we look at the consumer market, almost any item we are dealing with is a computer that does something else. A car has become nothing more than a rolling computer, a refrigerator has become a computer that keeps our food cold or frozen, a dishwasher has become a computer that washes our dishes, a washing machine or dryer is now a computer that washes and dries our clothes. The question is why has this occurred? There is no question that government interference through regulation has contributed significantly to this, but the cynic in me looks at this as nothing more than a mechanism to chain the consumer to the manufacturer and the manufacturer's repair network to enrich these select few companies.

Looks very good.

Great work. Love those aero coupes.

Looks real good. You might be able to clean up the carrier film on some of the decals. A steady hand with a modeling knife and some scotch tape will pull the carrier film off of the model.

Looks superb! Great color choice. I built one of these several years ago and really enjoyed it.

This is sad. These manufacturers are doing everything they can to take ownership from the consumer. The consumer buys something and then becomes totally reliant on the manufacturer for any repairs. Then they set up the gatekeepers and the other intermediary companies so that money is transacting between parties. This is all to make it so that when a legislative body finally wakes up to the problem, there is too much money being made and legislation is impossible, or if passed, is so weak it does nothing. The end result is that the consumer always gets hosed.

Looks great! The decal work is really impressive.

Great work! The weathering is outstanding.

Great work! Looks very nice.

Great work Mark! I always enjoy seeing your builds.

Great work! Looks spectacular.

Beautifully done! Great job.

Great body work. Really stellar.

Boy those Salvinos kits have a learning curve. I am trying to complete my second Camaro and the frustration abounds. My biggest nightmare has become I had grand plans when I bought the kit, but time is the enemy. The time I have to build is limited, and if I do not see results, the frustration builds. It becomes too easy to load everything back in the box and throw it in the closet at that point.

Been away from the site for a bit, but got some pictures of the northern lights and then a couple of days later a rather spectacular sunrise.

If the sports book supports penalties in their prop betting arrangements, you can. These baseball players are in trouble, and there is a big scandal involving the NBA. When all is said and done, I have a feeling these sports leagues and the NCAA are going to rue the day they got involved with organized gambling. The NCAA had problems with gambling with some players trying to rig the outcome of the games in the 1970's. We seem to be re-living those times only in the realm of legalized betting. The officiating in sports has always been inconsistent. Now with legalized gambling, there is serious grumbling about whether the games are now fixed when something unusual happens. As a sports fan, these are not good times. Unfortunately, this was all so obvious, but the greed of everybody involved blinded them.

Really nice build. Great work!

Looks real nice. Great detail work.

Great looking pair of Jeeps.

Great work. I like this a lot.